how to assist a toddler in potty training?

Answer 1

Help teach, you mean? Well if you are talking about either boy or girl, a sticker book is always great. They get to put a sticker on when they successfully use the toilet. Boys, as well, do real well with cheerios floating, they like to aim. Best wishes =)

Answer 2

My child loved the book Potty Time, it has a button that makes a flushing noise. One day, when I felt she was ready because she could stay dry through the night and had interest in using the toilet, I told her that today she was going to be a big girl and start using the toilet. We took her diaper off and resolved to not put it back on. She can't be a big girl some time and a baby other times. Big girl by day and big baby by night. Anyway, we went cold turkey, she got the hang of it in a couple days. After a month I considered her potty trained, but it will probably take a few months for frequent accidents to stop. Rewards work, like stickers or small candies, but after she did well for a week or so, I stopped the rewards, unless she had some sort of regression, then we'd do the rewards till she was back on track. Good luck, it's not for the faint hearted.

Answer 3

Put them on the potty every 30 minutes to start, so that the chances are he/she will use the potty, and so start to give him/her the right idea. Always reward at first, and be consistent. Don't every show your annoyed if he/she has an accident.

It can take a while, particularly with boys, but be patient, and sooner or later, your hard work will pay off.

Answer 4

From around12-15 months, sit your child on the potty from time to time, and give lots of praise if you 'catch' something

If your child regularly opens his bowels at about the same time each day, choose this moment to sit him on the potty

When you are at home take off his nappy and if it's warm enough let him run around without pants. You will need to remind him regularly to tell you if he needs the potty

He is bound to have accidents - simply clean up and tell him where the poo or the wee should go next time

Occasionally, let him try the loo - some children prefer it. Put a child seat on it and a step up to it to make it easier. He may still want you to hold him though

Make potty training as fun as possible!!! good luck

Answer 5

Hi
It can be stress free if you are laid back & you feel your child is ready. I used my son's teddy bear & 'sat' it on the potty for a few minutes, then my husband distracted him & I poured a little bit of water into the potty & teddy had a huge fuss made of him with lots of "good job teddy" & kisses, we then used plastic poop in the potty that teddy had produced!! It worked like magic & he used the potty the very next day & didn't look back. Then when my daughter came along we did it with her & success there too. Good luck, the one thing to remember is that it will happen, can't say I know any 15 year olds wearing diapers!! ;-)

Answer 6

My daughter in law is going through this now. The nursery takes my grandson to the potty about every 30 minutes. At home she gives him some little inexpensive toys, everytime he uses the potty. Hope this works.

Answer 7

What I did that worked was I let my daughter go around the bottomless with the potty right in the convenience of our own living room, so it was right there.I rewarded her with letting her put a sticker on the sticker chart. Then after a few days of that I put underwear and pants on her, and if she when she went in her pants she hated that feeling so she didn't do it again. If it's a boy, I heard cheerios in the toilet do wonders!!

Answer 8

My wife had the best idea, which worked very well.

She gave our son an M and M when he went to the toilet. If he didn't go, no candy, certainly no punishment. It worked wonders. The toddler must be physically capable of making the change, and the pediatrician should be able to confirm that for you.

Answer 9

always ask them if they need to go potty, help them on the toilet and hold them there if they're scared, or buy a little toilet to put on the big one so they can't fall in. Show them how to use the toilet paper, help them wipe, help them with their undies, and help them wash their hands. You have to do this like forever until they can do it on their own, but let them do it on their own under your supervision before you just let them go at it alone.
Turning on the tap water while they sit on the toilet helps them understand that the running water effect is what they need to go for. They need to let the pee run out of them and into the toilet. running the water helps instill this idea, and helps it not seem so scary or strange.

Good luck.

Answer 10

assist with in only hard parts let him/her do most of the work you can help him/her to sit on the big potty or to wipe the big ones